The latest Tasmanian Visitor Survey (TVS), covering the 08/09 financial year, shows that visitors to the state for business events have increased by 33 percent from the same time last year, bucking the national trend through the Global Financial Crisis.

The average price of a hotel room in Ireland dropped 26 percent year-on-year in the first six months of 2009, according to the latest Hotels.com Hotel Price Index (HPI). This price drop of 26 percent in Ireland is the steepest fall in hotel prices experienced by any European country for this period. Ireland is followed by Norway and Austria which experienced hotel price drops of 24 percent and 23 percent respectively in the first six months of 2009.

JetBlue Airways has been awarded the Corporate Leadership award from AIGA, the professional association for design, at the organization’s Design Legends Gala in New York.

Even eight years after the 9/11 tragedy, 73 percent of Americans say that concern over safety and security will not deter them from traveling overseas. However, nearly 60 percent say safety and security issues would influence their choice of international destination, according to results of a newly released survey commissioned by the U.S. Travel Insurance Association.

The Portuguese National Tourist Office is launching a new campaign in cooperation with the Azores Regional Tourist Office and UK tour operators to promote the Azores islands to British tourists.

Austrian Airlines is further facilitating its customers through technology, putting into full effect a new, innovative service. The pilot project for “mobile boarding card”, which was launched a month ago and has finally been approved for the departures from Athens International Airport “El. Venizelos”, will have immediate effect, enhancing the web check-in service which Austrian Airlines offers its passengers.